Collar-stiffener.



Patented July 26, 1910.

TNI mmms PETERS co WASHINGTON, a c.

NATHAN SIMON, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

COLLAR-S'IIFFENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN SIMoN, a subject of the German Emperor, and aresldent of the city of Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Collar-Stiffeners, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to braces or stiffeners for soft collars, waistbelts, &-c., and 1s designed for convenient attachment to such collarsand belts whereby the same may be prevented from wrinkling together.

The best form of apparatus embodylng my invention at present known tome, with one slight modification, is illustrated in the accompanyingsheet of drawings in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of my 1mproved collar stiffener. Fig. 2 isa similar view of slightly modified construction, and Fig. 3 is avertical central section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the drawings, like reference characters indicate like parts.

The body of my improved collar stiifener is composed of a strip orstrips of elastic material, preferably metal, of a rectangular crosssection the width being two or more times the thickness. These stripsare preferably covered with an envelop of fibrous material which may bedone by wrapping thread or weaving a cover over the strips whilestraight. They are then bent in the plane of their width, or greatercross sectional dimension, into approximately the form of a figure 8.Such strip is shown at a in Fig. 1, which is bent into two loops a and(4 the end being butted together at the middle of the figure 8 soformed. The fibrous covering is represented by 6. About the middlestraight portion of the figure 8 so formed is an additional wrapping bof thread or other fibrous material, which holds the parts together, andwithin this wrapping there may be inserted stiffening plates 0 of anyelastic material, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, and shown in Fig. 8.

The construction shown in Fig. 2' and Fig. 3 is the same as thatindicated in Fig. 1, except that the two strips d and d are used insteadof one strip a. Each of these strips is bent into the form of a loop andthe ends are caused to abut together within the additional wrapping orenvelop b.

In using my invention, it is stitched or otherwise fastened to thecollar or belt at varlous points and serves to hold the sameSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1908.

Patented July 26, 191.0. Serial No. 425,181.

in flat or expanded condition, while at the same time it is flexible andpermits the collar or belt to bend outward with the move ments of thewearer.

The form of cross section of flexible strip a may of course be variedfrom the rectangular form shown in the drawings, though the particularform of cross section shown gives the greatest flexibility in thedirection of bending when in use, and is the preferred form for thisreason, when metal is the material used.

Having, therefore, described my invention, I claim:

1. A collar stiffener comprising in combination a flat elastic stripbent in the plane of its longer cross sectional dimension into a figure8 form, an envelop of fibrous material extending the entire length ofsaid strip and a reinforcing wrapping of fibrous material about themiddle portions of'the figure 8.

2. A collar stiffener comprising in combination a flat elastic stripbent in the plane of its longer cross sectional dimension into a figure8 form, an envelop of fibrous material extending the entire length ofsaid strip and a reinforcing wrapping of fibrous material about themiddle portion of the figure 8, together with a stiffening plate ofelastic material within said reinforcing wrapping.

3. In a garment stiffener the combination with a loop of flexiblematerial and a straight section composed of portions of the materialforming the sides of the loop arranged side by side, of a stiffeningsheath inclosing said straight portion, and a winding of thread coveringsaid sheath.

4. In a garment stiffener the combination with a loop of flexiblematerial and a straight section composed of portions of the materialforming the sides of the loop arranged side by side, of a stiffeningsheath inclosing said straight portion, and a winding of thread coveringsaid sheath and the iLCljElCGIlt portions of material forming the 5. Ina garment stiffener the combination with a strip of flexible materialbent to form a figure presenting a loop at each end and a straightmiddle section composed of portions of the material forming the sides ofthe loops arranged side by side, of a stiffening sheath inclosing saidstraight section.

6. In a garment stiffener the combination with a strip of flexiblematerial bent to form a figure presenting a loop at each end and astraight middle section composed of portions of the material forming thesides of the loops arranged side by side, of a stifiening sheathinclosing said straight section, and a Winding of thread covering saidsheath.

7. In a garment stifl ener the combination with a strip of flexiblematerial bent to form a figure presenting a loop at each end and astraight middle section composed of portions of the material forming thesides of the loops arranged side by side, of a stiffening sheathinclosing said straight sect-ion, and a Winding of thread covering saidsheath and the adjacent portions of material forming the loop.

8. A collar supporter comprising a single continuous strip of laterallyresilient but longitudinally incompressible material, said strip beingbent to the outline of tWo oppositely disposed loops With anintermediate straight portion connecting said loops, the straightconnecting portion comprising two strands or thicknesses of saidcontinuous strip placed side by side, said straight portion beingsurrounded by additional stiffening means.

Signed at Berlin this 20 day of March, 1908'.

NATHAN SIMON.

Witnesses HENRY HAsPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT.

